marten, marten cat
(noun) agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
marten (plural martens)
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.
marten (plural martens)
Archaic form of martin (the bird)
• Arment, rament
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"ten, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird. See Martin.
Mar"ten, n. Etym: [From older martern, marter, martre, F. martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS. mear, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. mör. Cf. Foumart.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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